SUPPLY CHAIN ARTICLES
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![Man working in vegetable garden-GettyImages-1327986655]( "Cultivating A Thriving mRNA Ecosystem: Key Initiatives & Future Directions")
Cultivating A Thriving mRNA Ecosystem: Key Initiatives & Future DirectionsOverall, I felt that the following initiatives/talking points were demonstrative of the types of creativity and symbiosis that we will need much more of in the near and long-term to foster a healthy and fruitful RNA ecosystem.
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![women gossiping-GettyImages-72131155]( "A \"Hot Take\" on Personalized mRNA Medicines")
A "Hot Take" on Personalized mRNA MedicinesmRNA’s small-scale and cell-free production are often-touted benefits in the personalized medicines sphere. But as I reviewed my notes from the BioPhorum ATMP member event, I found myself coming face to face with a difficult truth.
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![GettyImages-1335381149]( "Assessing Quality Of mRNA Vaccines: Key Considerations")
Assessing Quality Of mRNA Vaccines: Key ConsiderationsTo address the need for standards for mRNA vaccines, the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) has convened vaccine experts to identify important quality attributes and to propose test methods that can be used to assess mRNA vaccine products. This article shares those CQAs and analytical procedure tips.
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![GettyImages-512732746]( "Moderna & The Global mRNA Supply Chain: Regulatory Lessons Learned")
Moderna & The Global mRNA Supply Chain: Regulatory Lessons LearnedOne of the most important reminders I took away from Moderna’s experiences ushering its mRNA vaccine onto the global market is that a commercial manufacturing process must also be accompanied by a commercially ready supply chain. Though sufficient physical volumes of each raw material and a redundant supplier network are necessities, physical scale is not the only “CQA” for which we must account when commercializing our supply chain.
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![Engraver-wood-working-GettyImages-505274864]( "Defining The RNA Therapeutics Industry In 2023")
Defining The RNA Therapeutics Industry In 2023Four executives outline which industry challenges, strategic considerations, and opportunities should be top of mind as RNA therapeutics companies establish their to-do lists for 2023.
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![Business Unity-GettyImages-1253212054]( "The RNA Therapeutics Supply Chain: A Platform of Relationships")
The RNA Therapeutics Supply Chain: A Platform of RelationshipsConversations digging into RNA-specific sourcing considerations have been few and far between. Enter Sanofi's Greg Troiano. Together, we delved into the nuances, challenges, and opportunities for growth that currently exist within the mRNA drug substance and drug product (i.e., mRNA-LNP) raw material sourcing worlds.
SUPPLY CHAIN VIDEOS
Achieving cost-effective manufacturing while maintaining high quality standards today is one of the biggest challenges facing companies outsourcing mRNA/RNA development. In turn, panelists Qian Ruan, Andy Geall, and Alex Aust reflect on how and where they’ve seen the costs of mRNA-LNP manufacturing evolving/fluctuating in recent years.
In this Bioprocess Online Live panel, we discuss the current state of the mRNA supply chain for critical raw materials and manufacturing supplies and where pain points still exist.
This Advancing RNA Live clip dives into the biggest challenges in mRNA purification and the critical debate on where to focus investment. Here, our three mRNA PD experts argue for a holistic process development strategy, challenging the traditional wisdom of optimizing the upstream process at any cost.
We all know that plasmid quality is foundational in dictating the quality of the final mRNA drug substance. In this clip homing in on upstream process considerations, speakers Stu Sundseth (Tune Therapeutics), Marc Wolfgang (Sail Biomedicines), and Christian Dohmen (Ethris) outline some of the most important CQAs for plasmids and the impact they can have on the resulting quality of the mRNA drug substance for linear mRNA.
ARTICLES, APP NOTES, CASE STUDIES, & WHITE PAPERS
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![Synthego sgrna bucket]( "CRISPR sgRNA For Successful Gene Editing: Discovery To Clinic")
The single guide RNA (sgRNA) is one of the key components of successful CRISPR gene editing. Here we cover all the important aspects of sgRNA and Synthego’s sgRNA products.
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![GettyImages-523692032]( "Moderna's Regulatory Journey: 3 Takeaways To Foster The mRNA Renaissance")
The story of how Moderna brought one of the first mRNA vaccines to the market has all the makings of a legend we will pass down through generations. However, unlike the legends of King Arthur or The Fountain of Youth, we can celebrate that Moderna’s legendary journey was — and still is — real. Not only did the mRNA vaccines help return life to normal, but they also kickstarted the mRNA therapeutic renaissance we’re happily experiencing today.
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![GettyImages- 1180547354 trial data]( "Understanding CRISPR Clinical Trials: Your Questions Answered")
CRISPR technology is revolutionizing cell and gene therapies, but how do CRISPR clinical trials work? Follow this explanation of CRISPR therapies from the discovery phase to FDA approval.
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![iStock-1222894162-vaccine-lab-PPE]( "mRNA Vaccine Development: Planning, Workflow, Supply Chain Success")
A review of insights derived from the development of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines and how they can be applied to accelerate progress in the manufacture of vaccines and therapeutics moving forward.
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![Scientists laboratory pipette GettyImages-621351044]( "Eliminating Antibiotic Resistance Gene Transfer Risks In CGTs")
Learn about the drawbacks of antibiotic resistance that can cause side effects in patients and how an antibiotic-free approach can ease the burden of regulatory compliance and accelerate development.
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![GettyImages-1317697233-cancer-t-cells]( "A Novel RNA Lipid Nanoparticle Platform: Gene-Edited CAR T Cells For Off-The-Shelf Cancer Therapy")
We report on the use of a novel lipid nanoparticle (LNP) reagent in a validated protocol to achieve successful complex gene editing in primary T cells with high efficiency while maintaining high cell viability.
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![Integrating Genetic Medicine Into Clinical Care]( "Optimization Of Transient Transfection Of MSCs With Plasmid DNA Or mRNA")
Read through the results of our efforts to produce an optimal protocol for the transient transfection of hMSCs with pDNA or mRNA using non-viral means.
